Serj Tankian's Orca symphony Armenian premiere set for Oct 19 (video) October 16, 2017 - 12:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In the framework of the 5th Khachaturian International Festival,Orca Symphony No. 1 by Armenian-American rock singer and composer, System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian will premiere in Armenia on Thursday, October 19. The State Youth Orchestra of Armenia, headed by conductor Sergey Smbatyan, will present for the first perform Tankian's composition. Orca Symphony No. 1 was recorded in October, 2012 in Linz, Austria and released in June 25, 2013 as an album. The musician has said that he had written Orca Symphony as a way of talking about humanity, by comparing the orca - the killer whale to people. The four acts of the composition go through the lifespan of an orca. During the concert on October 19, the State Youth Orchestra will also perform Piano Concerto by Aram Khachaturian. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |